After a few leaks, it’s now official! F1 2017 [Steam, Feral Mini-site] is coming to Linux and Feral Interactive are porting it. The plan is to release it on November 2nd (Thursday next week!).
Back in August, we had the official F1 Twitter account claim there was a “delay” with the Mac & Linux versions, it then popped up on SteamDB and finally we’re here with the official confirmation.
This was the game for their "ONE RETURN TO WEST NORWOOD, PLEASE" teaser that was initially just "WEST NORWOOD". It then vanished, returned and now it's official!
They just announced it on Twitter:
On November 2nd, by popular demand, FORMULA ONE™ returns to Linux with F1™ 2017.
— Feral Interactive (@feralgames) October 27, 2017
Swerve to our site to learn more: https://t.co/rv7iQ75ADY pic.twitter.com/wJlBIpQopx
It's interesting to note that they specifically say "by popular demand". I'm not going to say that actually requesting titles always works, but it certainly can have an impact.
The game is being powered by the Vulkan API, as confirmed by Feral Interactive in another tweet. This will be their third Linux game to use Vulkan!
On top of that, according to the Feral Store, it will also feature cross-platform online multiplayer with Mac and Windows!
About the game
Win the 2017 World Championship, break every record in the fastest ever F1 cars, and race some of the most iconic F1 cars of the last 30 years. With an even deeper ten year Career, more varied gameplay in the new ‘Championships’ mode, and a host of other new features, both online and offline, F1 2017 is the most complete and thrilling F1 videogame ever.
F1 2017 gives the player unprecedented access to not only the on-track excitement of F1, but also the off-track dealings and vehicle development that goes along with it. The acclaimed career mode is updated to include additional practice programmes to help the driver hone their skills, an expanded Research and Development tree to provide greater depth and control over the development of the car, and the ability to manage engines and gearboxes over the course of the season.
Along with some stunning new locations and compelling characters to interact with, these enhancements all combine to provide the most complete experience in the world of F1 yet.
I should have a review and port report up on the day of release, as usual for all major titles.
Exciting, since most people I imagine would have written off getting another F1 game on Linux, since F1 2015 didn’t sell well enough for a Linux port of F1 2016. I think it’s great that Feral Interactive are willing to test the waters again, but it’s looking like a safe bet since the reviews are showing it to be a rather decent game.
We now have a few quality racing games, but not quite enough just yet. I feel that more like this is essential for the growth of Linux as a gaming platform. I couldn’t be happier about this news! I spent many days on end playing F1 games on the Amiga when I was younger, so a decent one on Linux is going to be awesome. Good stuff Feral, more like this please!
I shall be treating myself to an extra coffee today for this news. I know, pushing the boat out right.
Will you be buying a copy? Let us know what you think in the comments.
Article updated after publishing with new information.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
Why so much racing and rts on Linux and no good fps or mmorpg games :(
So many racing games? I currently count 3 (in the vein of "serious racing" ): Grid Autosport, Dirt Rally and F1 2015. Now comes a fourth which will replace the 2015 version. One for Rally fans, one for Street Racing, one for F1. We got everything barely covered.
Last edited by Tuxee on 28 October 2017 at 4:54 pm UTC
Why so much racing and rts on Linux and no good fps or mmorpg games :(
Genre distribution in our platform is in great part determined by which developers/publishers become Linux-friendly. The Feral–Codemasters partnership seems to be strong, but Codemasters mostly publishes racing games. Firaxis (with the help of Aspyr), Paradox and SEGA have also been releasing most of their titles on Linux, but they are practically all strategy games. I am lucky enough to have these three cover almost all of my favorite games, but I see how someone with a different taste might feel underrepresented.
I am not a big fan of FPSs or MMORPGs, but I bet the most popular games in those genres have been developed and/or published by just a handful of companies. You wanna see more of those genres on Linux? Better hope those companies start realizing Linux gaming can be an interesting source of income.
I think more request have The Witcher 3 or Skyrim... so in my opinion this "popular demand" is not exactly true.
They never said they could port any game we want.
haha, skyrim on linux? blasphemy! what are you a heretic?
bethesda is like blizzard. they will never do linux.
I'm most excited and decided to buy it mainly because it's a vulkan game!
Even Doom 2016 runs smoothly by wine because of vulkan! Vulkan is almost a instant linux port, because you can play flawlessly by wine!!
I'm in need of a good racing game!
I just found out that the new NVIDIA 387.22 driver added G-SYNC support to Vulkan. Just in time for the F1 2017 release. Makes you wonder if that is coincidence or whether they were waiting for a Vulkan only game to be released.
Is G-Sync working well under Linux? Last time I looked, the G-Sync requirements mentioned Windows only...
Is G-Sync working well under Linux? Last time I looked, the G-Sync requirements mentioned Windows only...
Works great for me. Especially since an update a few months back where some problematic games suddenly started working normally with it as well. It's been in the Linux drivers for three years now, so it must have been a while since you checked.
Last edited by pete910 on 2 November 2017 at 2:39 pm UTC
Is G-Sync working well under Linux? Last time I looked, the G-Sync requirements mentioned Windows only...
Works great for me. Especially since an update a few months back where some problematic games suddenly started working normally with it as well. It's been in the Linux drivers for three years now, so it must have been a while since you checked.
It's still like this today:
Desktop Requirements:
GPU:
G-SYNC features require an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 650 Ti BOOST GPU or higher.
Driver:
R340.52 or higher
Operating System:
Windows 8.1
Windows 8
Windows 7https://www.geforce.com/hardware/technology/g-sync/system-requirements
But then, it doesn't even mention Windows 10, so...
[It's still like this today:
...
But then, it doesn't even mention Windows 10, so...
This is where it was introduced for Linux:
http://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/76394/en-us
This is where it was introduced for Linux:
http://www.nvidia.com/Download/driverResults.aspx/76394/en-us
Thanks!
This might influence my next GPU - and monitor - choice.
Maybe you could write a GoL article about your experiences?
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